Overview

• Leiter worked seven scoreless innings with a career-high 10 strikeouts, allowed two singles, and issued no walks.
• Cody Freeman hit his first major-league home run, Josh Jung added his 12th, and Adolis García launched his 17th as Texas hit three two-run shots.
• Ezequiel Duran delivered a two-RBI double and later drove in another run, while Wyatt Langford tallied two doubles and a walk.
• Guardians starter Logan Allen surrendered a career-worst nine runs over five innings as Cleveland dropped its seventh game in eight, its worst shutout defeat since 2021.
• Before first pitch, Texas placed Marcus Semien on the 10-day injured list with a left foot contusion; the series concludes Sunday with Gavin Williams facing Merrill Kelly.